"Petrichor Town has lost contact?" Just as Shen Fei was preparing to take Lumine and Paimon back to Liyue, trouble broke out in Fontaine—and it was no small matter. Fontaine had lost contact with Petrichor Town.
"Yes. As soon as it happened, I immediately sent people to investigate, but they all lost contact as well," Neuvillette said slowly.
Although Petrichor Town was far from Fontaine City, located on an isolated island in the distant sea, it was still Fontaine territory. Quite a few Fontaine residents lived on the island, so Fontaine could not simply ignore its loss of contact.
"Is the situation dangerous?" Lumine immediately asked.
"The exact situation is still unclear, but there are quite a few Lemurian ruins there." With a grave expression, Neuvillette explained some of Petrichor Town's circumstances.
Though the island where Petrichor Town stood was remote, it had once enjoyed a period of prosperity. That was naturally because of the Lemurian ruins, which had drawn countless adventurers there. But as time passed and the ruins were fully explored, the adventurers naturally left. The bustle faded away, though it was not entirely a bad thing—the island regained its former tranquility.
By now, only the occasional new adventurer went there, hoping to find treasures their predecessors had missed. Unfortunately, the idea was good, but reality was cruel. Their predecessors had left them no treasure at all.
However, Petrichor Town's loss of bustle did not mean its people were poor. In fact, they were quite wealthy, because it was Fontaine's largest instrument manufacturing base.
"This is footage recorded by the Special Patrol Unit. The island's residents seem not to have encountered any danger, but their behavior is extremely strange."
As Neuvillette spoke, he played a Moving Picture. After discovering that anyone entering the island would lose contact, they